SingTel has signed a carriage deal with Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia for the HD channel ONE. The channel will be added to the Singapore telco’s IPTV service ‘mio TV’ on November 1st, offering Korean entertainment as the exclusive carrier of content from Seoul-based broadcast SBS, with selected titles airing 1 month after their debut […]
Social TV service Zeebox, developed by former BBC iPlayer developer Anthony Rose, is now live on iPad where it is the “App Of The Week.” Zeebox shows users information, apps and further downloads about shows they are watching, creates live links to the material discussed in shows and lets users follow show-based social network chat […]
Samsung’s ‘Smart TV’ can now access a selection of Belgacom TV’s on-demand catalogue directly from their TV, without having to be a Belgacom customer. This new, innovative offer allows users to discover a selection of 500 films. In the framework of its strategic partnership with Samsung, Belgacom offers all Samsung ‘Smart TV’ users, whether they […]
Hulu’s senior vice president of international has confirmed the launch of Hulu in Japan on Sony TVs and PS3s. On the Hulu company blog, Johannes Larcher wrote: “Watching top films and TV shows on the biggest screen in the house just got easier for our subscribers in Japan. I’m happy to announce that Hulu in […]
Turkey’s AirTies has won the contract to equip Faroese Telecom with its Air 5452 IP Gateway to roll out to its subscriber base as it upgrades to a new IPTV service. The Faroese telecommunications provider selected the AirTies gateway for the launch of their IPTV service which will be rolled out in 2012. Faroese Telecom […]
MobiTV, a provider of managed mobile TV and video services, is introducing a TV Everywhere solution for cable, satellite and IPTV service providers, leveraging the company’s expertise in providing video delivery solutions for mobile devices, personal computers and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics. Based on MobiTV’s existing cloud-based video distribution platform, TV service providers can now […]
Capablue has partnered with PayPal for its Connected platform, enabling brands to offer connected device applications and services via a subscription or on a pay per view rental basis. Users will be able to access premium rate content from a multitude of devices, paying with PayPal within a connected TV for the first time in […]
Wyplay, a specialist in client-side HD IP and OTT software solutions for Operators, has expanded its operational footprint into the North American market. Wyplay will leverage its European operator success by providing local sales, marketing, and technical support in the region. Wyplay’s client-side software solution has become the benchmark for Tier-1 operators in the highly […]
Subscriber losses at Netflix in third quarter 2011 support international ratings agency Fitch Ratings’ view that OTT television will remain largely incremental to traditional pay-television. Fitch continues to believe that the cable and broadcast television models, and their subscriber bases, will not be significantly negatively affected through at least the medium term. Netflix reported a […]
BigBand Networks has unveiled its IP-based targeted advertising application. Operators using the application can increase advertising revenue generated from live TV that is delivered to both STBs and IP-connected devices. With its patented virtual zoning technique, BigBand has created a method for digital TV service providers to deliver ads based on targeting criteria most attractive […]